The Hawk Swings
Studio album by
Released1961
Recorded1960
StudioNYC
GenreJazz
Length31:33
LabelCrown
CLP-5207/CST-224
Coleman Hawkins chronology
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
(1960)
The Hawk Swings
(1961)
Night Hawk
(1960)

The Hawk Swings is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Crown label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Matt Collar of AllMusic states, "the album is a great example of the Hawk's swinging, mainstream jazz style and shows how vital the swing-era style remained well into the modern jazz era".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Coleman Hawkins

  1. "Cloudy" – 5:36
  2. "Almost Dawn" – 8:56
  3. "Stake Out" – 6:15
  4. "Cross Town" – 5:04
  5. "Shadows" – 5:42

Personnel

References

  1. "Crown Album Discography, Part 3 (1961-1963)". www.bsnpubs.com. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  2. "Coleman Hawkins". www.connollyco.com. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  3. 1 2 Collar, Matt. The Hawk Swings – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
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